to pass (of time); to elapse
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
several years; a few years
armed might; military power; the sword; force
dominion; territory; possession
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
disturbance; riot; mayhem
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
military forces; hosts; troops
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
for example; for instance; e.g.
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
celebration; congratulations
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
suddenly; all of a sudden
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption